Ann Matus
Compassionate guidance for life transitions
LCPC Illinois
- Experience
- 3 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Addictions, Family, Career
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Ann
Ann Matus is an Illinois-licensed LCPC who focuses on helping people navigate addictions, family tensions, career challenges, and major life transitions.
Background and approach
With three years of clinical experience, she offers a respectful and compassionate presence and works to create a tailored plan that responds to each person's situation and goals. Her approach centers on collaboration, meeting clients where they are while adjusting conversation and interventions to fit individual needs.
Ann draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered methods to help clients explore patterns, develop practical coping skills, and clarify priorities when facing issues such as mood concerns, ADHD-related struggles, eating or process addictions, and financial or control-related difficulties. Clients can expect an empowering, nonjudgmental partnership aimed at supporting change.
Ann emphasizes the courage it takes to pursue a more fulfilling life and seeks to provide steady guidance as people take the first steps toward their goals.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online care
Ann integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and client-centered therapy into online work to address common life challenges. CBT is a skills-oriented approach that helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replace them with more adaptive patterns; it is often used for mood concerns, addictive behaviors, and coping with life changes. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathetic listening, respect, and collaboration, creating space for clients to express themselves and guide the pace and focus of sessions.Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with clients to determine which combination of techniques best fits their goals, preferences, and the practical demands of their lives, adjusting methods as progress unfolds.
Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - provide flexibility for people balancing work, family, or other commitments. These options make it easier to maintain regular contact, practice skills between sessions, and access care from different locations while working with a licensed professional who adapts methods to the online setting.
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Experience
3+ years
Licensed
Illinois
Languages
English